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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
particular configuration of stars and planets, or at the whim of some malicious god—a gargantua is born to giant parents. Though the child appears like any other of its kind, the creature’s true
more.
Most gargantuas do not feel at home in giant communities and end up searching for homes large enough to hold their enormous frames. They might find a suitable home in an ancient forest, a deep
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This wooden gavel is small by giant reckoning but nearly the size of a warhammer in human hands. The venn (friend) rune is inscribed in mithral in the base of the haft. Among giants, this item is
used as part of rituals to resolve disputes. The gavel has the following properties.
Arbiter’s Shield. At the start of every combat, attack rolls against you have disadvantage before the start of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
adventurers in the hopes of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and individuals. They usually
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced adventurers in the hopes
of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and individuals. They usually know of places
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
a scale color more akin to that of a chromatic or a metallic dragon. A kobold’s cry can express a range of emotion: anger, resolve, elation, fear, and more. Regardless of the emotion expressed
, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
reward anyone who can impress them with a riveting tale of love and adventure from each of the archipelago’s largest islands. 3 A storm giant has claimed a skybridge as her domain and refuses to let
anyone cross, trapping the residents of an island to which the bridge connects. 4 A foreign trader has found a bakunawa egg and is waiting for severe weather to pass before leaving the islands with it. A bonesinger entreats the characters to rescue the egg.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
37. Secret Room This unlit chamber connects areas 30a and 38c by way of secret doors. The secret doors are readily identifiable and easily opened from inside the room. Xunderbrok If the word
is 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide at the base. Close examination reveals that the top of the cone unscrews to reveal a hollow compartment under the cap. Treasure. The cone’s compartment contains a potion of giant strength (cloud) in a stoppered, J-shaped crystal flask worth 25 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. The guardian’s exact form is unknown and changes from encounter to encounter, but its alignment is always chaotic neutral, its Intelligence is at least 16, and it speaks both Common and Giant. You can
, or verbal argument. The last option requires a successful DC 25 Charisma (Persuasion) check. Multiversal. The Misty Vale connects to other places on the world and to different worlds of the Material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
rules and Urban Chase Complications table in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to resolve the scene. The chase ends when the characters catch up to Coal or after three rounds, when a Daask hit
alley. If the characters rush to help her, they find the warforged unconscious on the ground, but stable, surrounded by the Daask criminals. If the characters resolve the chase by catching up to Coal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
Encountering Ignis If the characters aren’t trying to be stealthy as they move about the house, Ignis, the neutral good fire giant currently inside the barn, comes to investigate the newcomers
. Otherwise, the characters must hide and succeed on a DC 16 group Dexterity (Stealth) check to avoid attracting her attention. Negotiating with Ignis Ignis speaks only Giant, but she is intelligent and can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Vellynne’s Quest Vellynne Harpell needs help reaching Ythryn, a quest that propels the characters through the final chapters of this adventure. However, she is reluctant to share details of her
the quest. (In other words, the characters are at least 7th level.) These conditions don’t account for any unfinished business that the characters are determined to resolve. For example, if Xardorok
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dark Fantasy Plots Adventures in dark fantasy domains involve unlikely or reluctant heroes (or rival villains) striking back against the evil at work in the land. This might involve taking on a world
individuals.
2 Seal a portal to a demonic realm that opens within the mouth of an innocent acolyte.
3 Cure a virus turning people into shadows.
4 Mount a defense against the swarm of giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
6. Frog Lake Pharblex and the bullywugs raise giant frogs in this water-filled cavern. The ceiling arches 30 feet overhead. The floor of the pool drops off suddenly from the shore, with the water
varying from 10 to 15 feet deep. When characters enter, a giant frog sits still on the island and watches them. Most characters can’t see that far from the entrance with torches or lanterns. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
6. Frog Lake Pharblex and the bullywugs raise giant frogs in this water-filled cavern. The ceiling arches 30 feet overhead. The floor of the pool drops off suddenly from the shore, with the water
varying from 10 to 15 feet deep. When characters enter, a giant frog sits still on the island and watches them. Most characters can’t see that far from the entrance with torches or lanterns. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
middle of this frost-glazed room stands a nine-foot-tall table of carved stone surrounded by three giant-sized chairs, also carved from stone. A fat iron cauldron etched with runes rests upon the table
. On the floor in the far corner sits a large iron chest.
If an alarm has not been raised and the stone giants are present, add: A male stone giant gazes into the cauldron while a female stone giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
middle of this frost-glazed room stands a nine-foot-tall table of carved stone surrounded by three giant-sized chairs, also carved from stone. A fat iron cauldron etched with runes rests upon the table
. On the floor in the far corner sits a large iron chest. If an alarm has not been raised and the stone giants are present, add: A male stone giant gazes into the cauldron while a female stone giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
The Dispute By the time the characters reach Ialos, they should have met the pilgrims and the Cyran veterans. Both sides might ask the characters to intervene and resolve their dispute. Here is a
the Dispute Mercy doesn’t understand that the Cyran veterans’ true motivation is money, nor does Mercy recognize the value of the items in the pilgrims’ possession. Though reluctant to bargain with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Gavel of the Venn Rune Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) This wooden gavel is small by giant reckoning but nearly the size of a warhammer in human hands. The venn (friend) rune is inscribed
in mithral in the base of the haft. Among giants, this item is used as part of rituals to resolve disputes. The gavel has the following properties. Arbiter’s Shield. At the start of every combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
connects with a duergar soldier, whose broken body flies through the air and crashes near you with a sickening crunch.
A stone giant from Cairngorm Cavern has succumbed to a demonic curse that has caused
Rampaging Giant This encounter triggers possible side quests through which the characters can learn about the influence of Demogorgon in Gracklstugh. You can use this event any time during the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
character must complete the contest’s objective before the other competitors. The objective for each contest is included in the contest descriptions that follow. Opponent and Conduct. One Fireside giant
awards the party a potion of fire giant strength. Cloud Giant’s Grace Each competitor must carry a 200-pound boulder across a 150-foot-wide lava field. If the boulder touches the ground, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
unsavory history. North of Waterdeep, the cult’s contraband is offloaded at a smuggler’s den for shipment to a castle long ago abandoned. A portal beneath the castle connects to the stronghold of one of the
get into a flying citadel that a cloud giant placed at the cult’s disposal and prevent it from reaching its destination at the Well of Dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
unsavory history. North of Waterdeep, the cult’s contraband is offloaded at a smuggler’s den for shipment to a castle long ago abandoned. A portal beneath the castle connects to the stronghold of one of the
get into a flying citadel that a cloud giant placed at the cult’s disposal and prevent it from reaching its destination at the Well of Dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
within the Spire d4 Sight 1 A statue of a giant, three-eyed horse juts from a cavern wall. It’s so heavily eroded, it looks melted. 2 As the party skirts a vertical hollow, a body falls past them
. The Whisker A long and narrow span of wiry metal forms a bridge across a hollow in the Spire. Other metallic protrusions jut from the vertical walls.
This 200-foot-long, 5-foot-wide bridge connects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
unsavory history. North of Waterdeep, the cult’s contraband is offloaded at a smuggler’s den for shipment to a castle long ago abandoned. A portal beneath the castle connects to the stronghold of one of the
get into a flying citadel that a cloud giant placed at the cult’s disposal and prevent it from reaching its destination at the Well of Dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
rolling on the table below, or choose an encounter. Mere of Dead Men Encounters d12 Encounter 1–2 Bullywugs (2 or 3 per character) 3 Crocodiles (2 per character) 4 Giant frogs (2 per character) 5
Giant lizards (2 per character) 6 Giant spiders (1 per character) 7–8 Lizardfolk (3 per 2 characters) 9 Quicksand 10 Shambling mound 11 Will-o’-wisps (3) 12 Yuan-ti hunting party (see below) Bullywugs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
rolling on the table below, or choose an encounter. Mere of Dead Men Encounters d12 Encounter 1–2 Bullywugs (2 or 3 per character) 3 Crocodiles (2 per character) 4 Giant frogs (2 per character) 5
Giant lizards (2 per character) 6 Giant spiders (1 per character) 7–8 Lizardfolk (3 per 2 characters) 9 Quicksand 10 Shambling mound 11 Will-o’-wisps (3) 12 Yuan-ti hunting party (see below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Gargantua From time to time—perhaps once a generation, under a particular configuration of stars and planets, or at the whim of some malicious god—a gargantua is born to giant parents. Though the
, eventually towering over other giants at a height of 40 feet or more. Most gargantuas do not feel at home in giant communities and end up searching for homes large enough to hold their enormous frames. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
resolve!” A lesser restoration spell or similar magic restores Lorga’s sight. He offers no thanks to whoever rids him of the disability. As dour and pessimistic as any other duergar, he quickly finds
the belching forges of Gracklstugh again, but it infuriates him that Valtagar — a duergar prince — must kowtow to the “mad giant” Fazrian. Lorga suggests that the characters locate Valtagar and forge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
giant crane (use the pteranodon stat block) previously hidden by the fog emerges and takes flight. The giant crane poses no threat, but its sudden movement alerts a band of brigands lurking nearby. After
the giant crane flies off, read the following boxed text aloud: Sticky mud squelches beneath your feet. Tangled mangroves grow out of pools of rippling water, half hidden by the thick fog, and purple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
under the Sleeping Giant connects to Underdark passages. She posits that the magical force that Wheel-of-Fortune senses might be an elder brain, the psychic hub of every mind flayer stronghold. (Gwyn
infected townspeople has died down, Gwyn Oresong rushes up with Grista, owner of the Sleeping Giant, with an important lead: “Sister Garaele, Halia, and Ander are clearly unwell. I don’t think this is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
through feats of strength. Glorium’s leader is Tyrza Bonebreaker (chaotic good, human gladiator wearing a belt of giant strength [frost giant]), the daughter of the gate-town’s previous ruler, Flatnose
.”
–Tyrza Bonebreaker, mayor of Glorium
Gate Unlike other gate-towns, Glorium has two planar gates. The first and most obvious is a whirlpool at the mouth of the fjord that connects to Ysgard. Wide enough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
alcove contains a chipped and worn statue of a female drow riding a giant lizard. The tip of the lizard’s tail has broken off and is missing. (The statue is inanimate and nonmagical.)
The bone devil
is reluctant to take on a well-armed band of adventurers, since the outcome is likely to conflict with its goals of survival and escape. If the characters are willing to free it from the confines of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-covered portcullis has been lowered to block the passageway. North and East Hallways A hallway to the east ends at a life-size stone statue of a female storm giant holding a harp and wearing a gown of
psychic damage. Neither door has a lock. A similar hall stretches northward. The statue at the end of the north hall depicts a male storm giant blowing a pink and blue conch shell. Giant-sized doors to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
emit dim light in a 10-foot radius
4 Awakened walrus (see appendix C)
Frost Giant Riding a Mammoth Frost Giant Riding a Mammoth Even a raging blizzard can’t conceal the presence of a frost
giant riding a mammoth, as the earth rumbles and trembles with every one of the mammoth’s heavy footfalls. Running the Encounter. The frost giant has come down from the Spine of the World mountains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
mist. The archway is a portal that connects the temple to the divine oracle (area 11), allowing instantaneous two-way travel once it is activated. To activate the portal, a giant of the hill, stone
largest of them is an 80-foot-tall robed giant, his arms outstretched and his face hidden beneath a stony cowl, facing a glowing archway in the east wall. Kneeling in rows to each side of this statue